A while ago, my mom used to tell my sisters and I to try not to eat after 8 PM, excluding the nights of late dinners. However, she gave up when we kept "accidentally" forgetting and continued eating dessert at night. As you might be able to tell, one of my favorite meals of the day is dessert. Although some people may not think of it as an actual "meal," for me, my regular night includes some delicious food, or treat, after dinner. Unfortunately, it is known to be one of, if not the most, unhealthy meal of the day. But is the dessert itself the most health-endangering? Or is it when the indulging occurs?
In my opinion, whether the actual food is the worst part, depends on many factors. The first thing is what the food actually is. Some people might have some fruit after dinner, or some people might have some ice cream. Having the fruit would mean that their dessert isn't unhealthy and probably beneficial for their health, right? So people can't just accuse others of not eating well if they don't know exactly what they're having. Secondly, the choice of delectable could be deemed "unhealthy" or "healthy" depending on a person's level of physical activity and body type. If he/she is an active person, maybe eating a cookie wouldn't be as bad as someone who sits around on the couch all day. A person's metabolism can also determine how a person's body would use up the energy from the food and store fat or not.
One of the reasons why late-night eating isn't good is that the energy our bodies take in wouldn't be used since it was during the time of little physical activity. So with extra calories that our bodies don't burn off, more fat starts to store. As I've heard before, this is one of the main arguments of health professionals of how eating dessert is harmful for ourselves.
At the end of the day (literally), whether you choose to treat yourself to something delicious or not, is the actions of you doing what you want for yourself. If you want that brownie, go for it. If you decide to wait until the next day, fine. I'm not here to tell you what to do with your eating habits. In the end, it really ends up being yourself doing what would make you happy.
http://www.altorestaurant.com/dessert.html
http://kimberlysnyder.net/blog/2011/06/30/diet-myths-they-dont-want-you-to-know-part-2/
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